L. 1: Why is Alcohol Harmful
What is a drug that is produced by a chemical reaction in fruits, vegetables, and grains
Alcohol
What is a person’s mental and physical abilities have been impaired by alcohol.
Intoxication
What is a conscious or unconscious restraint of a person’s own behaviors or actions?
inhibition
What is a type of addiction in which
the body itself feels a direct need for a drug?
Physical dependence
What is a gathering in which family and friends get the problem drinker to agree
to seek help?
intervention
What age is alcohol legal?
21
What is the percent of BAC when someone is illegally intoxicated?
.08
What kind of cells does alcohol damage?
Brain
Each year underage drinking costs society more than what?
50 billion dollars a year
True or False: Treatment for alcoholism begins with the
alcoholic’s understanding that he or she has
an addiction and must never drink, again. If
an alcoholic take two more drinks, there is a
chance that he or she will have a relapse.
False
How does a depressant affect the body?
it slows down the bodies functions.
True or False: Alcohol poisoning cannot kill you.
False
The combination of alcohol and depression can lead teens to do what?
Commit Suicide
True or False: When it comes to alcoholism, family and friends often don’t believe the drinker has a problem, and they think he or she just needs to stop drinking or cut down.
True
What health in teens does alcohol damage?
Mental/Emotional, Social, and Physical health.
True or False: Most teens drink alcohol.
False
Fill in the blank: Those who drink are _ _ _ _ likely to fight or behave violently.
More
What year did over 16,000 people die in alcohol-related crashes?
2005
Fill in the Blank: Currently an estimated _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Americans are alcoholics or have an alcohol abuse problem.
14 million
At an intervention what do you do/talk about?
The drinker is confronted with the facts of his or her problem and strongly urged to stop drinking.
Fill in the Blank: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of all teen traffic deaths are related to alcohol.
One third
How long does it take for Alcohol to reach the brain.
Within 30 Seconds
Fill in the Blank: On average, someone is killed in a crash involving alcohol every _ _ minutes.
31
How many times more likely are teens 15 and younger to become addicted than older people?
4 times
When does recovery start?
They have to make the commitment to never drink again.